In the early 1920s, alcoholism dominated society, and it became a problem for some of its people. Even though the number of people who were drinking was increasing, it was a taboo, and no one talked about. Worry about increasing problem a Christian Evangelical movement establishes by Frank ND Buchman, started, this Lutheran minister, founded the called Alcoholic Contingent or Alcoholic Squadron that had a main goal of helping people with alcohol addiction. As Kevin Hinchliffe specified on his journal article called, “The Sacred Addiction: Exploring The Spiritual And Psychological Components Of Alcoholic Anonymous”. Later, the organization uses a method called the 12 steps program, which included the meetings, the psychological and spiritual
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In his effort to know the cause of the lack of interest of its members he realize that the group had limitations in their approach and philosophy, which excluded some from its program. Among the member leadership of the Oxford Evangelical, religious group believes that the only way to recovering from this addiction with the absolute four principles, as Ernest Kurtz the author of book title “Not-God A History of Alcoholics Anonymous” declares, "the principles of honesty, purity, unselfishness and love are as much a goal of A.A. members… resulting in collapse. The average alcoholic just couldn 't stand the pace and got nowhere (51)." Besides, these issues they also that the only way the addicted person can be free of addiction was the belief of Jesus Christ as the only savior life and their addicted world, as later this will change from God to a Higher Power to include everyone who felt the need for sobriety in their lives (Kurtz 50). Kurtz asserts that Bill Wilson, “embraced anonymity, and strove to avoid offending anyone who might need its program (50)”. In other words, Bill Wilson will constitute that anyone can be part of Alcoholic Anonymous without any limitations of religious beliefs, age, gender, and social status this will ensure everyone can belong to Alcoholic Anonymous who felt the need for it, as this value …show more content…
Sifers and Kristina M. Peltz asserted on their journal article called “What Members Of Alcoholics Anonymous Really Believe.", “most common view on alcoholism was that it is a three-fold disease of a mental, physical, and spiritual nature” (713). In other words, Alcoholic Anonymous looks at alcoholism as a disease that needs treatment, from its roots, on these three different aspects. Therefore, the success of the Alcoholic Anonymous program impels its members to seek its supportive network to continue their sobriety for recovering from this disease. Sifers and Peltz analyzes the success rate of a recent survey which it in tells, “the most common of which were to help alcoholics develop a spiritual way of life (80. 2%), to help alcoholics not drink (64. 4%), and to be a supportive network (61. 6%) (172)”. The studies and their real life effect has changed people’s lives when belong to a supportive network such Alcoholics
In his effort to know the cause of the lack of interest of its members he realize that the group had limitations in their approach and philosophy, which excluded some from its program. Among the member leadership of the Oxford Evangelical, religious group believes that the only way to recovering from this addiction with the absolute four principles, as Ernest Kurtz the author of book title “Not-God A History of Alcoholics Anonymous” declares, "the principles of honesty, purity, unselfishness and love are as much a goal of A.A. members… resulting in collapse. The average alcoholic just couldn 't stand the pace and got nowhere (51)." Besides, these issues they also that the only way the addicted person can be free of addiction was the belief of Jesus Christ as the only savior life and their addicted world, as later this will change from God to a Higher Power to include everyone who felt the need for sobriety in their lives (Kurtz 50). Kurtz asserts that Bill Wilson, “embraced anonymity, and strove to avoid offending anyone who might need its program (50)”. In other words, Bill Wilson will constitute that anyone can be part of Alcoholic Anonymous without any limitations of religious beliefs, age, gender, and social status this will ensure everyone can belong to Alcoholic Anonymous who felt the need for it, as this value …show more content…
Sifers and Kristina M. Peltz asserted on their journal article called “What Members Of Alcoholics Anonymous Really Believe.", “most common view on alcoholism was that it is a three-fold disease of a mental, physical, and spiritual nature” (713). In other words, Alcoholic Anonymous looks at alcoholism as a disease that needs treatment, from its roots, on these three different aspects. Therefore, the success of the Alcoholic Anonymous program impels its members to seek its supportive network to continue their sobriety for recovering from this disease. Sifers and Peltz analyzes the success rate of a recent survey which it in tells, “the most common of which were to help alcoholics develop a spiritual way of life (80. 2%), to help alcoholics not drink (64. 4%), and to be a supportive network (61. 6%) (172)”. The studies and their real life effect has changed people’s lives when belong to a supportive network such Alcoholics